Rail-joint.



A. KUN.

v RAIL JOINT. APPLICATION I'ILED AUG. 7, 1911.

Patented Dec. 5, 1911.,

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RAIL-JOINT.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 5, 1911.

Application filed August 7, 1911. Serial No. 642,588.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ANDREAS KUN, subject of the King of Hungary, residing at Sharpsville, in the county of Mercer and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Rail- Joints, of which the following is a specification, reference being 'had therein to the accompanying drawing.

This invention relates to rail joints, and the objects of my invention are, first, to obviate the necessity of using bolts and nuts as a fastening means for the confronting ends of rails; second, to provide a rail joint that will provide practically a continuous tread for rolling stock and obviate the breaking down of the confronting ends of rails, and third, to provide a rail joint consisting of comparatively few parts that can be installed without the use of skilled labor.

I attain the above objects by a mechanical construction to be hereafter specifically described and then claimed, and reference will now be had to the drawing, wherein Figure 1 is a perspective view of a rail joint in accordance with this'invention, Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the end of one rail, Fig. 3 is a similar view of the adjoining rail, and Fig. 4 is a cross sectional View of the joint.

Referring to the drawings in detail, the rails are indicated A, B, the former having the head 2 of the upper portion of the web 1 cut away to provide an extension 3. The base flange of the rail A at each side ofthe extension 3 is cut away as at 7, 8 to provide intermediate the ends of the extension 3 a pair of oppositely disposed auxiliary flanges 9. The lower edge of the extension 3 is flush with the lower face of the flanges 6 and 9.

The rail B has the web 4 at one end thereof thickened and formed with a longitudinally extending. slot for the reception of the extension 3 of the rail A. When the extension 3 is mounted in the slot 10, the head 11 of the rail B abuts against the head 2 of the rail A. The base flanges 12 of the rail B at the thickened end of the web a are cut away, as at 13, 14, providing auxiliary flanges 15, the central portion of the base of the rail at the thickened end of the web is cut away also to provide an opening between the auxiliary flanges 15, said opening registering with the slot 10. By cutting away the central portion of the base at the thickened end of the web 4, the lower edge of the extension 3 is flush with the lower face of the flanges 15 when the extension 3 is mounted in the slot 10. The flanges 15, when the two rails are connected together are positioned in the cut away portions 7, the flanges 9 fitting in the cut away portion 13. The slotted end of the rail B can be easily placed down over the extension A and then spikes or other fastening means can be employed for securing the rails in position.

What I claim is In a rail joint, a rail having the head and a portion of its web and base flanges cut away at one end to provide an extension, apair of oppositely disposed auxiliary flanges carried by said extension, the lower edge of said extension being flush with the lower face of the base of the rail, a rail having the web thereof at one end thickened and slotted and further having the base at said end cut away to provide a pair of auxiliary flanges carried by the thickened portion of the web intermediate the ends thereof, said extension seated in said slotted end, the auxiliary flanges of one rail positioned against the auxiliary flanges of the other rail and with the lower edge of the extension flush with the lower face of the base of that rail provided with the thickened web.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

. ANDREAS KUN.

Witnesses:

T. Y. SHUEIMGER, S. S. GILBERT.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents Washington, D. G. 

